I started out with the quilt my Mom made me on top of my bed so it could be seen but soon decided that wouldn't work. The fur babies would get on it and our kiddos always ended up cuddled up on the bed. I found a (thankfully) small stain on it. So now it is under the bedspread to keep it safe, but I can see it when I turn down the bed and I can feel myself hugged in my Mom's love. So, it isn't because I don't like it that it is covered, but because I love it so much and would be devastated(?) if something happened to it.